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Hancock Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USAi
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Mindat Locality ID:
427173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:427173:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Spanish:
Municipio de Hancock, Condado de Houghton, Míchigan, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
بلدة هانكوك, مقاطعة هوتون, ميشيغان, الولايات المتحدة
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه هانکوک، میشیگان, میشیگان, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Japanese:
ハンコック郡区, ホートン郡, ミシガン州, アメリカ合衆国
Urdu:
ہینکوک ٹاؤن شپ، مشی گن, ہیوٹن کاؤنٹی، مشی گن, مشی گن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Xã Hancock, Quận Houghton, Michigan, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ


A civil township.

Not to be confused with Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA.

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6 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Copper Stain'
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Habit: 220kg float
Description: Worked by native americans - in University of Michigan collection
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Stilbite-Ca
Formula: NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Lake Superior Agate4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘStilbite-Ca9.GE.10NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Copper Stain'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Oⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Siⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Township,_Michigan
Wikidata ID:Q522742
GeoNames ID:4995205

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